"Oh, I..." that had been a bit of unexpected fervor, but after the initial surprise that he had been addressing her wore off, Schala softened, offering a slightly fragile smile.

"I think there might be better solutions as well. Perhaps their food supplies have been tampered with in some way, or their homes uprooted..." it seemed she was giving these requests more thought than their face-value offered.

That "us" does have her a bit curious— his appearance was different to be sure but did he consider himself a 'monster?'